Pumpkin Cake

Pumpkin Cake
Shannon Smith

3cups sugar
4 eggs
2cups pumpkin
1cup oil
31/3 cups flour
2tsp baking soda
2tsp baking powder
11/2tsp salt
1tsp cinnamon
1tsp nutmeg

1/2tsp total of following:
1/8tsp mace
1/8tsp allspice
1/4tsp ginger

1cup chopped nuts (optional)
1/3cup water

Combine sugar, eggs, pumpkin, and oil, and mix well. Combine in a separate bowl the other dry ingredients, mix together, then add slowly to the first group. Be sure everything is mixed well. Add chopped nuts if you like. Grease and flour 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.